Ontario Association of Library Technicians
Association des bibliotechniciens de l'Ontario

Update to members – March 2015

March 31, 2015

Message from the Executive

The Ottawa Chapter/Section d’Ottawa Executive of the OALT/ABO would like to take this opportunity to welcome you to the Ottawa Chapter/Section d’Ottawa of the Ontario Association of Library Technicians/Association des bibliotechniciens de l’Ontario.  You are receiving this e-mail message from us, as you have renewed/started your membership for the 2015 calendar year. The Executive has been working hard to provide opportunities for you – our members for the upcoming year.

This update will highlight some of the available documents, as well as some of the planning that we are in the process of working on.

New Executive Members for the 2015 year

On Thursday February 12, the Ottawa Chapter/Section d’Ottawa held its Annual General Meeting at Biagio’s Italian Kitchen Restaurant. We had eight (8) members in attendance.  At this event, we approved the 2014 Executive and Committees Annual Reports and held the elections for the 2015 Executive. The executive members are as follows:

  • President: Vincent Elit
  • Secretary: Shelby McEachern
  • Treasurer: Ann Censner

If you would like to contact any of the Executive members, we can be reached at ottawa@ottawa.oaltabo.on.ca

Annual General Meeting Reports 

In our last update (dated March 02, 2015), we sent out an electronic copy of the 2014 Executive and Committees Reports. These reports can also be found on our website.

*If you would like a printed copy of the Annual Reports, please contact our Archivist Vincent Elit at ottawa@ottawa.oaltabo.on.ca, and he will gladly send you a print copy.

Ottawa Chapter/Section d’Ottawa Website

As some members are already aware, we are currently having problems with our website hosted at https://ottawa.oaltabo.on.ca/. The Communication Committee and Executive Team are aware of this, and are working hard at resolving this issue. Please stay tuned for an announcement of our BRAND NEW website later this Spring.

For recent updates, visit our blog ‘tête-à-tête’, by clicking here.

Jean Desislets Student Sponsorship Fund

For details regarding the Jean Desislets Student Sponsorship Fund, please visit our website at: https://ottawa.oaltabo.on.ca/jean-desislets-student-sponsorship-fund/

42nd Annual OALT/ABO Conference

2015-conference-logoThe OALT/ABO’s 42nd annual conference will be held at Seneca College, Newnham Campus in Toronto this year.
Dates: Wednesday May 6 to Saturday May 9, 2015
Conference program and accommodation details here: https://oaltabo.on.ca/conference
*Registration link: http://oaltaboconference.coffeecup.com/

Looking at the year ahead

The Executive and Committees of the Ottawa Chapter/Section d’Ottawa are currently in the process of trying to plan / identify some potential workshops and information sessions. If you have any suggestions, or would like to recommend a contact, please let us know.

Documents of potential Interest to our members

If you have any questions, or would like to contact any member of the Executive or Committees, regarding any subject, they can all be reached by e-mail at ottawa@ottawa.oaltabo.on.ca, or via Twitter at @OALTOttawa.

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